I felt sort of the same when I drilled my first garboard drain hole. 1/2
inch bit following an 1/8 inch pilot hole from the lowest part of the bilge
outward and slightly downward. Do it every fall then in spring clean the
hole with the 1/2 inch bit washed pulling acetone soaked rag thru hole
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Cc: David Knecht
Subject: Stus-List Re: Smelly bilge water
Thanks for all the thoughts on smelly bilge. I will add some detergent or
bleach when it warms up and leave it there for a while and hope th
David,
When I worked for Edson they were marketing a microbial bilge cleaner. We
found two things to be true: the microbes needed oxygen to work, as in agitated
water. Once the microbes finished feasting on organic matter in the bilge,
they die, leaving a residual order that was unpleasant. B
Thanks for all the thoughts on smelly bilge. I will add some detergent or
bleach when it warms up and leave it there for a while and hope that cleans it
out. As to garboard drains, I have considered it, but the thought of drilling
another hole in the bottom of the boat just fills me with dread
David,
There are different reasons for the cause of smelly bilge water.
Question(s): How long between water changes in the bilge? When the
bilge water is drained and the bilge cleaned, does the smell persist?
The reason why I ask these questions is that I have a memory of a stinky
6 year o
Do you have a garboard drain
On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 1:02 PM David Knecht via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> I was at the boat yesterday and pumped out the water that had accumulated
> in the bilge due to rain over the winter. I used the hand pump into a
> bucket and noticed that the
We have a small dehumidifier on the galley countertop and it drains right into
the sink. Works great all year around, particularly in the summer with our 98%+
humidity in SW Fl. TedS/V Ten-Ten. 40-2
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On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 17:29, Tom Buscaglia via
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+1 on the dehumidifier. I have a 30 pint dehumidifier on all winter. It keeps
the boat around 40%. No spring black mold any more.
Tom Buscaglia
S/V Alera
1990 C&C 37+/40
Vashon WA
P 206.463.9200
C 305.409.3660
> On Mar 14, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Fred Hazzard via CnC-List
> wrote:
>
> Using an
Using an oil absorbing pad under engine and detergent in the bilge helped with
smells, but the best thing was running a dehumidifier. It lowered the humidity
to 55 percent and improved the smell dramatically.
Fred Hazzard
S/V Fury
C&C 44
Portland Or
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> On Mar 14, 2021, at
Presently on the hard, the mast is out and I wetvac the bilge dry in the fall
and cover w a tarp. The bilge stays bone dry.
When I keep her in the water through winter, I wetvac the bilge every six weeks
or so and leave some panels open to ventilate. Solar fans move the air enough
to keep odo
Could it not just be stagnant fresh water?Not a problem here as the boat is covered and any water would be solid, but maybe a box of baking soda dumped in the bilge in the fall would change the ph enough and make any accumulating water unfriendly to bacteria. I change the oil absorber every two se
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